Burner for fuel-receptacles.



E. M. POTTER.

' BURNER FOR FUEL REOEPTAULES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.28, 1914.

1,10%,388 Patented July 21,1914.

' To-all whom itmay concern."

UNITED STATES PATENT? OFFICE.

ELLIS SDI/POTTER, or "NEW YORK, N. Y.

BURNER FOR FUEL-RECEPTACLES.

I Specification of Letterslatent.

Patented July 21 1914.

Be it known that I, ELLIS M. Po'rrnii, a citizen of the United States of America,

resi'din at New York city, in the'county of New ork and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Burners for Fuel-Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

i This invention relates to certain newfand useful improvements in burners-for use in COIIIIGCtIOII WICh certain classes of heatmg fuel and more particularly. for use upon cans of the mercantile article now marketed known as solidified alcohol.

The invention has for an object to provide a device of thislcha'racter adapted tore place the cover member of the can, fuel con-' tainer or receptacle so that, when such fuel is ignited, the flame willbe centralized and directed toward an object to be heated.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by'the appended claims.

In the drawings :Figure 1,is. a perspec tive view of the burner detached; F ig. 2 is a vertical section through thefuel receptacle remov showingthe burner, also in section, ably applied thereto.

Like numerals of reference refer to like viewsin the'several figures of the drawing.

In the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates the burner member which may be of any suitable configurationand material, but is here shownas'round and dish shaped, m-'

verted, and comprises a top 2, an annular side wall 3, terminating in an outwardly extendin Y peripheral flange 4 adapted to seat .upon t e portion 5 of the open can or receptacle 6, as shown in big. 2, itof course being understood that the usual closure member, not shown in Fig. 2 of the can has been first removed.- At spaced intervals in receptacle.

In testimony whereof I affix my slgnature Application filed March 28. 1914. Serial No. 825,036.

thexside wall T3, the deviceis provided with air inlets of any suitable shape, size and number, as. indicated at 7 while centrally disposed-in thet'op 2, an aperture designated by the numeral 8, is formed through which the flame from the ignited fuel not shown,'fed-by the air inlets, is adapted to p y. I

This invention presents a simple, efficient as, after, use, it maybe easily and quickly removed and replaced by the regularclosure' member of the container or receptacle. v What 1s claimed-1s:

1. A burner member y for fuel receptacles havin an open top comprlsmg an inverted dish-s apeddevice having a top' portion provided with-a central flame outlet and a vertical annular wall provided with a series .of spaced air inlets, said wall terminating in a peripheral flange adapted to seat with-- I in the upper edge of said fuel receptacle.

2. The combination with a fuel receptacle having an open top and internal annular flange and a closure member normallyclos-I ing said top, of a burner member comprising an inverted dish-shaped device havinga topportion provided with a flame outlet and arovided with a pha-"* vertical annular wall 'rality of spaced air 1nlets, said wall tor minating in a peripheral fiangeadapted to seat upon the internal flange of said fuel in presence of two witnesses.

ELLIS M. POTTER. Witnesses:

HELEN Por'rrm -KATHARINE L. lo'rrnn.

Copies 01' this patent may he obtained for five cents each, by addressing theflgcmmislioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. G." 

